Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-15
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1ocpae 70 whom his company loans
upoa Tnction stock. Mr.. Shipley
~ a1ukogy Quaker Of Philadelphia, who
&6Dop always when corporation wants
gv1po and stands ready to do its bid.
Noalo = . hired lawyer would. Upon
o GoAoe - . vsry Large committee Of re
onh1e cltissns appeared who presented
ka6no, n addressss BY several and In q
= z1em Nr. NacVeash. The governor
o1 IN = have . full appreciation of |
~ quoseion involved.
Ihe Traction people claimed that their |
bompany was very beneAcent one and
- giving the people transportation |
1nxp16h the city that could not be ~
ncay md eficiently done, II they did
<14 1avo frse access with their cars to all |
DGee e TIE town. They seemed to admit |
- = w. THAR purpose to occupy q many
8 ths strests - they could get into, and
y think that Il would be . pubic benefit |
z thay had Ill the street passenger service
eodo. Ar. johnson, TO peEtinept inquiry
NOM The governor, aid that rtl6e company
under the propolnd AZ vas limited in its
unlimitl se<sire to hold street railways,
5ty its abilityto get them. With that ad-
mission the governor has itfairly beforehim
% decide whether 1t il desirable to pass the
strest railway business to . monopoly in
the expectation that the service will be
cheaper and better from it, in its control
OF all the avenues, that it would be from
two or more companies engaged
In the business. The general idea is
that monopolies are injurious and
this IL Q theory of railroad service
which the new constitution especially
I maintains. 1t seems bold to challenge it.
The argument Of the Traction people that
s ono company can serve Philadelphia better
{ than moro than one, II 1t Is sound, necessa-
Sily proves that the railroad passenger SER
: viee should be conducted by the city itself ;
Z upon the established fact that franchise
4 which needs to be monopoly cannot be
saSsly entrusted away from the control of
/ ~ people.
Nr. Widener was the most interesting
speaker before the governor, because he was
y he party who asked the direction Of this
Grsat monopoly, and because the speaker
portrayed and betrayed the man. Mr..
WideneG b not q man Of learning or sensi-
4 tl1it0. We believe that he was butcher;
Nhich fact u no discredit to him, save as
Allowing that he was not reared to the duty
e taking charge Of great public interests.
{ n. Widsner's speech showed that he was
4 0uito unit for the function he seeks. lie
\ 01mitted that his aim In life was the get
ting of money. He declared that every
nan had . goal, and that while some
!. sought position, others sought cash. There
was truth In that. Butthe novelty of Mr..
4 Widensr's view seemed to be his con.
{ yictiou that every man who sets him.
q eelf . money goal" must needs abandon
every other goal and 60 for money alone,
4 wholly regardless of position, or honor, or
my other thing that may lie across his
/ path. This is the theory of many, as we
allknow; but 1t is not often, or ever, that
Il has been boldly enunciated in speech
before the governor Of Q state, in claiming
I from the state aboundless franchise that it
I sesks to crafty q "desire to hold,
4 unlimited except by our ability to get -
- Lawyer Johnson put it.
There was frankness for you. 1t was
frankness Of the Tweed style. "Those are
our principles and what are you going to
10 about it, governor. We are for cash. "
We almost expected to hear Mr.. Widener
Il Offering the governor the choice between
IS caah for his approval of the bill against
4 position for veto, right out in open meet
q lng. But he did not. He left the COVER
1H 20 determine whether he would approve
stho bin to facilitate the Traction marci
b 1ewards It's goal Of caah, or veto it to es
S1nhlish his own "position."
If Mr.. Widsner gets his bill, the Phila
n0lphia people have fair notice that desir
- posltion In their esteem Is not going +
Dvosa the Traction monopoly. Mr.. Ken
-, another Of the crew, has been unde
- Ghodow Of gaol, and his goal ID cas-
~ NJ position.
3 y The goal Of every robber; but Go
nVefto commonwealth to whose governo
psopls II y boldly proclaimed by thos
1honooching IT. ffsnchisei